Your Departure

There are times when I see the radiance of the sun And I’m reminded of you when it dips Out of sight Like you But the radiance remains Ever so visible In dreams I scuttle with reptilian figures That make your skin crawl Demons take up residence They transfer reality with worn out carpets, broken records They ask over and over why Why you didn’t love me enough to stay Your description of me is lodged in my universe: I wear animal skins, high heels and pink tights, I’m six feet tall And men are afraid of me When the sun climbs the trellis, The sunflowers raise their giant heads I stand next to them in the light, And the reptiles hide under rocks